Table 2

Distribution of in utero and ETS exposure among participants in the Children's Health Study, 1993 (n = 3357)

No. (%)
Exposure
 In utero620  (19)
 Any past or current ETS household exposure1325 (42)
Current household smokers
 Mother435 (13)
 Father405 (12)
 Other174 (5)
Number of current household smokers
 02509 (77)
 1482 (15)
 2+266 (8)
Number of cigarettes/day
 02349 (75)
 1–9366 (12)
 10+415 (13)
Past ETS household exposure
 Mother576 (18)
 Father645 (20)
 Other174 (5)
In utero and any past or current ETS household exposure
 No in utero and no ETS1756 (56)
 Only ETS759 (24)
 In utero and no ETS82 (3)
 In utero and ETS527 (17)
  • ETS = environmental tobacco smoke.